The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-07-09

AIT this season the housewife is bus
ly engaged canning small fruits. Their
has been scarcity Of small fruits in thi
section, especially currants The cui
rant and gooseberry bushes were attacl;
ed early by small worm that complete
ly destroyed the leaves exposing til
fruit to the sun. Other fruit was attack
ed in like manner.
"A thorough canvas has not beer
made Of the success achieved by anna
teur gardeners in this town but we d,
know that one individual raised smal
mess of onions, beets and radishes. Will,
another made a bargain with man. no
many days since, that ifhe would NOV
the grass from off his garden he migh
have the same. II was Il good crop Of
timothy.
Improvement has begun on the nm
Improved streets. The western end nj
Delaware avenue was put in good slnp,
tins week by a force of workmen under
Evan W. Lewis. We think the lob al.
most complete; there ought to be trunk
at the end of the gutter on the north
side, to carry the water to Elkton avenue
gutter The avenue now looks like Il
street, instead Of an unused road
Worms are destroying the grape
crop in this section of the country in n
rapid manner We have been asked if
we know of anything that will kill the
pests, and we print Il slip taken from the
Laurel Gazette, which may be effective.
TO destroy the worms on grape vines us
soon us they make their appearance,
sprinkle the leaves once or twice with Il
strong detection of tobacco juice"
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
has made excellent improvement in the
condition of the public road that crosses
their tracks near the College They
have widcncd and graded and otherwise
beautiiicd the appearance of the locality.
1t is pity that branches of the b. 4 O:
and Pcnna. X. r., do not cross more of
our streets. Because if they did they
would make improvements that for long
ears have been needed.
The proposed game Of ball announc-
cd to take placcon Saturday of last week,
was Il sort of failure. There was Il game
OF ball-perhaps it would be better to
say game of grow, - us there was much
dissatisfaction and some bad feeling en-
gendered. The two clubs were chosen
from those who went to see the game.
and it would have been better if it had
never been played We don't mind good
natured growl, but it is queer 20 us why
eighteen young men can't play Il social
game. Some day TIE LEDGER wishes to
play another game.
SOn the evening of July the Fourth,
4 rather dirty and seedy looking individ-
ual came into our Office and meekly ask
ed Flows work ." 1t was quitting
hour but we informed the gentleman of
leisure, if he came in next morning he
could get work. lie was on hand next
day, and worked satisfactorily. lie rested
in the Office that night, with the under
standing that he was to work the next
day. lie was absent ON Wednesday, and
continued absent. On looking for our
cash box paper onc) We found it was
gone, with all the money. It had the
large sum of - or 20 cents The indi
vidual went under the name of y. C.
Waddill, and had Il card from Typogra-
phical Union, LynchburE Va 4 mean
fellow, sure.
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Rankin cele-
brated the sixtieth anniversary of their
wedding ut their residence in Elkton on
last Monday, they having been married
in Wilmington, Delaware, on July 4th,
1927. The pleaaant reunion in honor of
the event was in charge Of Mrs. y Ross
Hanson, formerly Miss Ann IIowelD of
and other of their nieces
who reside in wilmington, Del, and was
was participated in at night by anumber
of Mr.. and Mrs Rankins neighbors and
more particular friends of Elkton. On
one large cake were the figures lS27-lSS7
in icing in an attractive design. Mr. and
Mrs. Rankin are both in good health and
Notwithstanding the warmth of the
weather of Monday We're active partici-
pants in all the pleasing incidents and
festivities of the day.--Crca "a. Nc,rs
Mrs. q. NJ. Calmcry of this town is
sister of Mrs Rankin, who attended the
in company with her daugh-
ter. Mr.. and Mrs. Colmery have been
over iiily-tive years, and both
are hale and hearty people.